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2007 Chevrolet Cobalt service brakes problems

25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt2% of all complaints for this model year.

25
Service Brakes complaints
2%
share of all complaints
83,800 mi
median reported incident mileage
7 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • This is the second time this has happened(~6 months apart). When I'm going around 50-60 mph and need to hit the brakes to slow the car quickly (not slam the brakes), they lock up. I hit the brakes and turned to the left the first time and turned to the right the second. Both times the front brakes…

    filed Feb 27, 2019

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet cobalt. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle accelerated on its own. When the brakes were applied, the vehicle did no slow down. The vehicle had to be placed in neutral to slow the vehicle to a safe speed. The vehicle was taken to an independent dealer, but was…

    filed Mar 3, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes problems in other Cobalt years

YearReportsShare
2010 Cobalt142%
2009 Cobalt91%
2008 Cobalt172%
2006 Cobalt261%
2005 Cobalt161%
Cobalt service brakes problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.